The Ministry of Education and other agencies examine Harvard University for promoting anti -Semitism on its campus, secretary Linda McMahon said on Monday.
“Harvard’s failure to protect students on the campus against anti -Semitic discrimination – while promoting division ideologies compared to a free survey – has put its reputation in serious danger,” McMahon said in a statement.
“Harvard can repair these wrongs and eat on a campus dedicated to academic excellence and the search for truth, where all students feel safe on his campus,” she said.
A person passed Elliot House at Harvard University on March 17, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass.
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The Department of Education, the Ministry of Health and Social Services and the General Services Administration are joining the full exam of the school.
This decision comes as the joint working group of the double administration on the abolition of anti -Semitic conduct and harassment of elite universities. The administration has stripped the Columbia University of $ 400 million in subsidies earlier this month after an investigation by the working group found inaction by the school to protect Jewish students.
Monday’s shares against Harvard are taking place after a similar examination led Columbia to agree to comply with nine prerequisites for new negotiations concerning the return of canceled federal funds, according to the press release.
The working group will examine hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies in Harvard and its affiliates, according to the press release.
Agencies will also examine nearly nearly $ 9 billion in Harvard subsidies to ensure that it is in accordance with “federal regulations” and “civil rights responsibilities,” the statement said.
In response to the journal, Harvard president Alan Garber published a statement saying: “We fully adopt the important objective of the fight against anti -Semitism, one of the most insidious forms of fanaticism.”
“It is present on our campus,” continued Garber, “I experienced anti -Semitism directly, even as president, and I know how damaging it can be to a student who came to learn and make friends in a college or a university.”
Garber, however, said that federal funding of $ 9 billion which is “at stake” while the university is working to combat anti -Semitism could stop “vital research and jeopardize important scientific research and innovation”.
“As an institution and as a community, we recognize our shortcomings, continue the necessary change and build stronger obligations that allow everyone to prosper,” added Garber.
The representative of Harvard Alum, Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., Said ABC News that he thought that too many universities are not controlled for tent camps and hostile demonstrations which involved that the students exceeded the buildings on the campus in response to the conflict of Israel-Hamas which broke out after Hamas launched a surprise attack against Israel. 2023.
Kiley, who sits on the Chamber’s Education and Workman’s Council, called on the “incredibly refreshing” administration to examine and a proactive solution to protect civil rights and the safety of Jewish students from Harvard.
“We must ensure that the rules are applied, that civil rights laws are respected and that there are consequences for illegal activity,” said Kiley.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside Harvard Yard during the class of the class of Harvard University in 2024 in Cambridge, Mass., May 23, 2024.
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The democratic representative of Oregon, Suzanne Bonamici, is also a member of the Education and Workforce Committee and alongside the Kiley representative, Bonamici sits on the higher education subcommittee.
Bonamici told ABC News that she thought that the administration had pushed a worrying attack on higher education establishments.
She said that threatening federal funding is a bridge too far. “There are ways to combat anti -Semitism that does not imply this type of threat,” said Bonamici, adding: “What they are trying to do is intimidate these universities, as they do with law firms, intimidate them to take positions that are antithetical for higher education and free thinking and critical thinking, so it is extremely concerned.”
Demonstrations broke out on university campuses across the country after civilian victims have set up in Gaza while Israel launched a military campaign in response to October 7, promising to eradicate Hamas – that the United States has appointed a terrorist organization.
The federal response comes after President Donald Trump signed an executive decree ordered McMahon to abolish the Ministry of Education and another order which takes action to fight anti -Semitism “vigorously”.
The Harvard Review also highlights the promise of the administration to ensure that the colleges would suffer the federal consequences if they promote anti -Semitic demonstrations following October 7.
On the campaign track, Trump said: “My promise to Jewish Americans is as follows: with your vote, I will be your defender, your protector, and I will be the best friend that Jewish Americans have ever had in the White House.”
Meanwhile, the Congress investigates Harvard and nearly a dozen other schools for having allegedly favored anti -Semitism on the campus.
A report on the education and the work committee of the Chamber last fall, many universities failed to adequately discipline anti -Semitic conduct. One summary of the most 100 pages report Allegues that the “overwhelming majority” of students accused of anti -Semitic harassment or other acts of anti -Semitism on campuses faced a minimum of disciplinary measures for their alleged violations.
